Abstract: There is provided a red phosphor that may include a nitride represented by a formula of (Sr1-x-yBaxEuy)2Si5N8, wherein 0<x<0.7, and 0<y<0.1. The red phosphor may emit light having a peak wavelength in a range of 600 nm to 630 nm when irradiated by an excitation source and the excitation source may be a blue light source having a dominant wavelength in a range of 420 nm to 470 nm.

Abstract: A shift register for reducing size of a display apparatus through a reduction in falling edge time of a scan pulse. The shift register includes stages for sequentially outputting carry pulses and scan pulses. Each stage includes a carry output unit for generating a carry pulse, based on a first discharge voltage and a clock pulse having a low-level voltage with a level substantially equal to the first discharge voltage, and supplying the carry pulse to at least one of an upstream stage and a downstream stage, a scan output unit for generating a scan pulse, based on a second discharge voltage having a higher voltage value than the first discharge voltage and the clock pulse, and supplying the scan pulse to a corresponding gate line, and a node controller for controlling voltages at nodes connected to the carry output unit and the scan output unit.

Abstract: There is provided a red phosphor that may include a nitride represented by a formula of (Sr1?x?yBaxEuy)2Si5N8, wherein 0<x<0.7, and 0<y<0.1. The red phosphor may emit light having a peak wavelength in a range of 600 nm to 630 nm when irradiated by an excitation source and the excitation source may be a blue light source having a dominant wavelength in a range of 420 nm to 470 nm.

Abstract: There are provided a phosphor and a light emitting device. The phosphor includes a phosphor composition including a rare-earth element employed in a compound represented by the equation: L3Si6N11, wherein L is one or more elements selected from La, Y, Gd and Lu, the rare-earth element is one or more elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Tb, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb. The phosphor composition is provided in particle form. The particle has at least a portion of a plane perpendicular to a [001] direction to be flat thereon so as to have a crystal plane.

Abstract: A phosphor is represented by a general Formula: EuxMyL3?x?ySi6?zAlzN11?(z+y+z)O(z+y+z) and satisfies 0.00001?x?2.9999, 0.0001?y?2.99999 and 0?z?6.0. L is at least one element selected from La, Y, Gd and Lu. M is at least one element selected from Ca, Sr, Ba and Mn.

Abstract: A shift register for reducing size of a display apparatus through a reduction in falling edge time of a scan pulse. The shift register includes stages for sequentially outputting carry pulses and scan pulses. Each stage includes a carry output unit for generating a carry pulse, based on a first discharge voltage and a clock pulse having a low-level voltage with a level substantially equal to the first discharge voltage, and supplying the carry pulse to at least one of an upstream stage and a downstream stage, a scan output unit for generating a scan pulse, based on a second discharge voltage having a higher voltage value than the first discharge voltage and the clock pulse, and supplying the scan pulse to a corresponding gate line, and a node controller for controlling voltages at nodes connected to the carry output unit and the scan output unit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a data drive circuit that inverts polarities of data every 2k horizontal periods (k is an integer not less than 2); and an LCD panel including a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines crossing each other to define a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a switching device, wherein source electrodes of the switching devices in the pixels arranged in a vertical direction are connected to two different data lines.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a data analysis unit to analyze image data of an input image data stream for variation of luminance between the image data, a black data processing unit to insert black data into the input image data stream based on the variation of luminance analyzed by the data analysis unit and to output an output image data stream, and a liquid crystal panel to display images based on the output image data stream output from the black data processing unit.

Abstract: The display device may include a data aligning part that analyzes a gray level of input data and inserts black data into frame data having less than a designated reference gray level; and a driver that displays the data from the data aligning part in a display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first substrate having a plurality of column spacers fixed thereto, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and having a plurality of projections at portions corresponding to the column spacers, the projections contacting the column spacers, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of driving an LCD device is disclosed, which has a simplified structure by decreasing the number of signal transmission lines included in a shift register, the apparatus comprising a display panel to display images; a gate driver to drive gate lines of the display panel; a timing controller to control the gate driver by generating at least three clock pulses having the different phases from one another; and a start pulse generator to generate a start pulse using at least two clock pulses among at least three clock pulses, and to supply the generated start pulse to the gate driver.

Abstract: A display device includes a data modulator for analyzing a gray level of input data, modulating the input data in accordance with the analyzation result, and inserting one of black data and white data along with the modulated data, and a driver for supplying modulation data from the data modulator and the one of black data and white data to a display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of column spacers on at least one of the first and second substrates, each column spacer including first pattern second patterns, the first and second patterns being connected to each other, the second pattern having a contact surface less than the first pattern, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A flat panel display device includes a display panel, a memory storing a compensation value that corresponds to a panel defect location, the panel defect location being where any one of a brightness and a color difference exists compared to other part of the display panel, a compensating unit to adjust image data to be displayed in the panel defect location using the compensation value, and a driver to apply the adjusted image data from the compensating unit to the display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first substrate having a plurality of column spacers fixed thereto, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and having a plurality of projections at portions corresponding to the column spacers, the projections contacting the column spacers, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of column spacers on at least one of the first and second substrates, each column spacer including first pattern second patterns, the first and second patterns being connected to each other, the second pattern having a contact surface less than the first pattern, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: An LCD device and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed, to decrease step coverage in color filter layers of LCD devices having different models formed on one mother substrate, which includes first and second substrates facing each other, in which a plurality of pixel regions are defined; a first black matrix layer on the second substrate except the pixel regions, so as to prevent light leakage; a second black matrix layer on the center of each pixel region of the second substrate, so as to decrease step coverage of color filter layer; the color filter layer in each pixel region; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of column spacers on at least one of the first and second substrates, each column spacer including first pattern second patterns, the first and second patterns being connected to each other, the second pattern having a contact surface less than the first pattern, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first substrate having a plurality of column spacers fixed thereto, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and having a plurality of projections at portions corresponding to the column spacers, the projections contacting the column spacers, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first substrate having a plurality of column spacers fixed thereto, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and having a plurality of projections at portions corresponding to the column spacers, the projections contacting the column spacers, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.